Article: Pro & Con; Low-carb diets: are they safe and effective?(Opinion)

YES

With the low-carbohydrate diet craze sweeping the nation, concerned doctors have worried about emergency rooms filled with patients whose arteries are clogged. As many as 40 million people have tried low-carb diets in the past decade, yet these problems have not materialized.

Low-carb advocates make four central claims about this approach: Dieters will lose more weight and keep it off; calories count less than where the calories come from; dieters take in fewer calories because they aren't as hungry; and the changes are safe enough to last a lifetime.

Does the evidence bear out these claims? The long-term jury is still out, but the answer so far is more yes ...

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